SEAT 132
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The Seat 132 is a four door rear wheel drive notchback saloon assembled in Barcelona's zona franca, (Catalonia, Spain) and sold by SEAT between 1973 and 1982. For the important taxi market, the 132 filled the niche vacated with the withdrawal in 1970 of the diesel engined SEAT 1500, the 132 being usefully larger than the SEAT 124 which was SEAT's largest model during the early 1970s.
SEAT's new car shared its body with the Fiat 132, but when launched in May 1973 it featured its own engine options:
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- The Seat 132 1600 had a four cylinder 1592 cc engine of 98 bhp.
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- The Seat 132 1800 had a four cylinder 1756 cc engine of 107 bhp.
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- The Seat 132 Diesel featured a two litre 55 bhp Mercedes Benz engine, corresponding to that offered in the Mercedes Benz 200D. This followed the pattern established with the SEAT 1500 which had also been available with a Mercedes Benz diesel engine.
From 1979 a Seat 132 2000 became available, with a four cylinder 1920 cc engine of 109 bhp: in due course a larger 2.2 litre four cylinder Mercedes diesel version was also offered.
In the early 1980s extensive discussions concerning funding and control took place between the major share holder, the Spanish government, and Fiat: SEAT needed major capital investment which Fiat was not prepared to inject. The outcome, by 1982, was an end after nearly 30 years, to the relationship with Fiat. Already in 1981, Fiat having by now switched to their new Argenta model, production of the Seat 132 ceased, after approximately 100 000 examples had been produced. No direct replacement in this class has, till now, been offered by the company.
| SEAT 132 | 1600 | l800 | 1900 | Diesel 2000 | Diesel 2200 |
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| Engine: | 4-cylinder-inline engine (four-stroke), front-mounted | ||||
| Displacement: | 1592 cc | 1756 cc | 1920 cc | 1988 cc | 2197 cc |
| Bore x Stroke: | 80 x 79.2 mm | 84 x 79.2 mm | 84 x 86.6 mm | 87 x 83.6 mm | 87 x 92.4 mm |
| Max. Power @ rpm: | 98 hp (73 kW) @ 6000 | 107 hp (80 kW) @ 6000 | 109 hp (81 kW) @ 5800 | 55 hp (41 kW) @ 4200 | 60 hp (45 kW) @ 4200 |
| Max. Torque @ rpm: | 129 N·m (95 ft·lbf) @ 3400 | 141 N·m (104 ft·lbf) @ 4000 | 151 N·m (111 ft·lbf) @ 3000 | 113 N·m (83 ft·lbf) @ 2400 | 126 N·m (93 ft·lbf) @ 2400 |
| Compression Ratio: | 9.0:1 | 8.9:1 | 8.9:1 | 21.0:1 | |
| Fuel system: | 1 Weber or Solex downdraft carb. (2bbl) | Diesel injection | |||
| Valvetrain: | DOHC, tooth belt | OHC, chain | |||
| Cooling: | Water | ||||
| Gearbox: | 4-speed-manual 5-speed manual optional for 1800/1900 GM 3-speed automatic optional for 1800/1900 rear wheel drive |
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| Front suspension: | Upper double wishbones, lower wishbones, coil springs, stabilizing bar | ||||
| Rear suspension:: | Live axle, upper wishbones, lower trailing arms, coil springs | ||||
| Brakes: | Front and rear disc brakes (Ø 227 mm) | ||||
| Steering: | Recirculating ball steering, power-assisted | ||||
| Body: | Steel, unibody construction | ||||
| Track front/rear: | 1320 mm (52 in) / 1325 mm (52.2 in) | ||||
| Wheelbase: | 2555 mm (100.6 in) | ||||
| Length x Width x Height: | 4380 mm (172.4 in) x 1640 mm (64.6 in) x 1430 mm (56.3 in) mm | ||||
| Weight: | 1070 kg (2359 lb) | 1095 kg (2414 lb) | 1140 kg (2513 lb) | 1100 kg (2425 lb) | 1140 kg (2513 lb) |
| Top speed: | 165 km/h (103 mph) | 170 km/h (106 mph) | 170 km/h (106 mph) | 130 km/h (81 mph) | 140 km/h (87 mph) |
| 0–100 km/h (0−62 mph): | 12.5 s | 11.2 s | 11.2 s | n.a. | |
| Fuel consumption (estimates): | 10.0 L/100 km (24 mpg–U.S. / 28 mpg–imp)−15.0 L/100 km (16 mpg–U.S. / 19 mpg–imp) | 7.0 L/100 km (34 mpg–U.S. / 40 mpg–imp)−9.5 L/100 km (25 mpg–U.S. / 30 mpg–imp) | |||
[edit] References
- ^ Automobil Revue, catalogue 1979, p.498-99 and 1977, p. 455-56; all data works figures unless otherwise specified.
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